Nice flintlock, Hawkeye, but not one of the two I'm after.
Civil war rifles
Thanks, and my guess on what you were going for was only a guess.
Wrong war, and it's a musket, not a rifle.
That's a 1766 Charleville, and it was basically the first "official" military small arm of the USA. We were in a tough way for weapons for the Continental Army during the revolution, and the French came to our rescue. They had tons of '66 Charlevilles, and they sent them our way (through a shell corporation and by shipping them to the West Indies and some other chicanery - they basically had to "launder" them to hide the fact they were supplying us from the Brits).
We armed the Continental Army with them, and won the war. The Charleville was so important and we used so many of them that it became the basis for the design of every one of our own muskets and rifles afterword. The first Springfield musket was basically a copy of the Charleville, and you can see its influence right through the '03 Springfield with the metal bands held in place by leaf springs.
Geekery over.
What is your goal?
Mine is 20th Century US Military Rifles. I have an Eddystone and 03 on the way to fill out the collection:
Krag M1896
Springfield 1903 (on the way)
Eddystone M1917 (on the way)
03A3
M1 Garand
M1 Carbine
M1A (close as I can get non-NFA wise)
AR15 A2 (close as I can get non-NFA wise)
AR15 A4 (close as I can get non-NFA wise)
AR15 M4 (close as I can get non-NFA wise)
I need to order an M16 A1 kit and an 80% receiver (there is a guy making M16A1 copies, properly marked). Of course, cannot make this one until I leave MD.
You still need a Thompson and a 97.
Shiny and nice
You're ambitious! I'm going to stop at walnut and steel; I may even skip the M1A (for sure as long as I live here, anyway). For now, the goal is to fill in the holes (Krag and 1903 Springfield). Next immediate goal is to stock up on more 30-06 Ball. Haven't seen any of that Greek stuff for sale for some time now. Hope it's not drying up completely.
You need an 03A1 as well for completeness. Then you can look for the elusive Peterson device. Save your nickels and dimes.
And an M1895 6mm Lee Navy, 1941 Johnson, M50 Reising, Springfield Model 1922, and more.
I am sticking with rifles, and battle (not training) rifles.. That cuts out the Reising and Thompson and Grease Gun.
I would love to get a Johnson.
The M1895 Lee Navy would be nice.
I MAY end up with a Trapdoor to go back one more step.
If you're collecting Army rifles, you can save money and skip the Lee and the Johnson. You need them if you're collecting USMC rifles.